Dictionary Skills II

Which of these words would you find closest to the first page in a dictionary? (Hint: Which word is first in ABC order?)

(a)  

• unruly

• terrain

• designate
• ingenious

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CCSS.RF.K.1B

Look up the word indicate in the dictionary. Which of these are the guide words on the page where you would find indicate?

• increase - indifferent

• indigenous - ineffectual

• inefficient - inflation

• incase - incorruptible

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CCSS.L.3.2G

Which of these words has four syllables?

(a)  

• bra·vo

• be·wil·der

• ex·fo·li·ate
• ex·hil·a·ra·tion

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CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"Backstage, Hatim felt tense. He had been practicing for weeks, but he was still nervous." Which definition of the word "tense" is used in this excerpt?

• (adjective) unable to relax

• (verb) to make rigid or tight

• (adjective) stretched tight, rigid

• (noun) a group of verbs that indicates time

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which definition of the word bear is used in this sentence?
"Miss Bauernschmidt couldn't bear the complaining coming from her students."

(a)  

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• 2

• 3

• 4
• 5

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word comes last in the dictionary? (Hint: Which word comes last in ABC order?)

(a)  

• jacket

• help

• number
• borrow

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CCSS.RF.K.1B

Which of these has the words in the order you'd find them in the dictionary?

• stand, hand, land, band

• band, hand, land, stand

• hand, stand, band, land

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CCSS.RF.K.1B

"The dog will scratch at the door until someone lets him in." Which definition of scratch is used in the sentence?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.L.5.5C

"When teasing someone, be very careful not to accidentally slight them." Which definition of slight is used in this sentence?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What genre are dictionaries?

• fiction - realistic fiction

• nonfiction - biography

• nonfiction - reference

• fiction - drama

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A